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Texas refuses to launch health insurance exchange

admin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:00:15 +0000

American Medical News – Gov. Rick Perry threatens to veto any legislation that would put a state health insurance exchange in place.

Feds take bite out of Medicare crime in five states

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:08:14 +0000

Moneyblog – The Justice Department made coordinated raids on Friday at alleged Medicare fraud operations in Florida, Louisiana, New York, Michigan and Texas as the Obama administration launched what is being called the largest attack on health care fraud in U.S. history. What are the steps to avoid Medicare fraud?

COVERAGE: Picking Up the Tab for Medicaid

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:41:48 +0000

The New Health Dialogue – Starting in 2014, the new health reform law will expand Medicaid coverage to most of the population below 133 percent of federal poverty level, amounting to about 15.9 million newly eligible enrollees by 2019. In a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation, John Holahan and Irene Headen of the Urban Institute crunch the numbers and provide a state-by-state breakdown of what the Medicaid expansion means to states – and their budgets.

State Roundup: Oklahoma, S.C. And Ill. Facing Tough Choices On Health Costs

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:30:09 +0000

Kaiser Health News – States around the country are debating how to deal with health costs and tight budgets.

How Fighting Health Fraud Is Like Playing Whack-A-Mole

admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 13:58:47 +0000

Shots (NPR’s Health Blog) – Health care fraud bilks taxpayers and the government out of $65 billion – with a “B” – a year. And no wonder. Lots of money makes a ripe target. And a combination of private and public payers makes for a convoluted system that’s easy to game, despite plenty of people looking to combat crime. Find out how you can protect yourself from the latest health insurance scams.

Deaths Rising for Lack of Insurance, Study Finds

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:47:22 +0000

The New York Times – As members of the Obama administration and Congress met on Thursday to try to find common ground on health care, a new report warned that without comprehensive legislation, more than 275,000 adults nationwide will die over the next decade because of a lack of health insurance. Nearly 14,000 of those deaths would occur in New York State.

One of the gloomy studies predicts a third of residents will be uninsured in 10 years

admin — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:17:21 +0000

Houston Chronicle – WASHINGTON — A recent spate of national studies paint a dark portrait of the state of health care in Texas. Not only does the Lone Star State lead the nation in its uninsured population, adults and children alike, but the percentage of residents without health coverage could balloon from 27.5 percent to as much as one-third of the population in the next 10 years, a new study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute predicts.

Families USA: Thousands of Wisconsinites losing health insurance

admin — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:32:57 +0000

The Business Journal Serving Greater Milwaukee – An estimated 77,300 Wisconsinites lost health insurance coverage through August of this year after losing their jobs, according to a report by Families USA. The highest losses were seen in California (661,600) and Texas (396,900).

Under Senate Finance Committee Plan, High-Risk Insurance Pools Get Funding Boost

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:51:44 +0000

The NewsHour (PBS) – Until recently, self-employed writer Candace Talmadge, of Lancaster, Texas, was pleased with the health insurance she purchased through a small business association.

Is French health system a model for U.S.?

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:09:22 +0000

Dallas Morning News – PARIS – Houston native Jennifer Hua gave birth to her first two children in Texas, and her last two in France. The Houston hospital looked like a luxury hotel. The hospital in Paris was a converted prison.

Groups urge lawmakers to increase access to health care in Texas

Editor — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:00:27 +0000

Austin Business Journal – The Texas Hospital Association and the National Federation of Independent Business Leaders are pushing state lawmakers to increase health care accessibility in Texas.

When COBRA is de-fanged

Editor — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 14:17:16 +0000

Health Insurance Resource Center BLOG – They say everything is bigger in Texas, and sadly, they’re dead-on when it comes to this depressing statistic: that no other state in the nation has a larger percentage of residents who don’t have health insurance. According to the United Health Foundation’s 2008 report, America’s Health Rankings, 24.9 percent of Texans didn’t have health insurance. That’s more than 5 million Texans just waiting for a health care catastrophe.

Click here to see Texas’ State Health Guide.